List of National Football League players with 100 career sacks

This is the list of National Football League (NFL) players, who have reached the 100 sack milestone. The NFL only began to keep track of sacks in 1982. Players who recorded a sack before this date are not included in this list.

Players listed in bold type are currently active.

Rank	Pos.	Player	Seasons by team	Total sacks	Year of induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame
1	DE	Bruce Smith	Buffalo Bills (1985–1999) Washington Redskins (2000–2003)	200	2009
2	DE	Reggie White	Philadelphia Eagles (1985–1992) Green Bay Packers (1993–1998) Carolina Panthers (2000)	198	2006
3	LB	Kevin Greene	Los Angeles Rams (1985–1992) Pittsburgh Steelers (1993–1995) Carolina Panthers (1996, 1998–1999) San Francisco 49ers (1997)	160	None
4	DE	Chris Doleman	Minnesota Vikings (1985–1993, 1999) Atlanta Falcons (1994–1995) San Francisco 49ers (1996–1998)	150.5	2012
5	DE	Michael Strahan	New York Giants (1993–2007)	141.5	Not applicable
6	DE	Jason Taylor	Miami Dolphins (1997–2007, 2009, 2011) Washington Redskins (2008) New York Jets (2010)	139.5	Not applicable
7	DT	John Randle	Minnesota Vikings (1990–2000) Seattle Seahawks (2001–2003)	137.5	2010
	DE	Richard Dent	Chicago Bears (1983–1993, 1995) San Francisco 49ers (1994) Indianapolis Colts (1996) Philadelphia Eagles (1997)	137.5	2011
9	LB	Lawrence Taylor	New York Giants (1981–1993)	132.5	1999
	DE	Leslie O'Neal	San Diego Chargers (1986–1995) St. Louis Rams (1996–1997) Kansas City Chiefs (1998–1999)	132.5	None
11	LB	Rickey Jackson	New Orleans Saints (1981–1993) San Francisco 49ers (1994–1995)	128	2010
12	LB	Derrick Thomas	Kansas City Chiefs (1989–1999)	126.5	2009
13	DE	John Abraham	New York Jets (2000–2005) Atlanta Falcons (2006–present)	122	Not applicable
	DE	Simeon Rice	Arizona Cardinals (1996–2000) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2001–2006) Denver Broncos (2007) Indianapolis Colts (2007)	122	Not applicable
15	DE	Clyde Simmons	Philadelphia Eagles (1986–1993) Arizona Cardinals (1994–1995) Jacksonville Jaguars (1996–1997) Cincinnati Bengals (1998) Chicago Bears (1999–2000)	121.5	None
16	DE	Jared Allen	Kansas City Chiefs (2004–2007) Minnesota Vikings (2008–present)	117	Not applicable
17	DE	Sean Jones	Los Angeles Raiders (1984–1987) Houston Oilers (1988–1993) Green Bay Packers (1994–1996)	113	None
18	DE	Julius Peppers	Carolina Panthers (2002–2009) Chicago Bears (2010–present)	111.5	Not applicable
19	LB	DeMarcus Ware	Dallas Cowboys (2005–present)	111	Not applicable
20	DE	Greg Townsend	Los Angeles Raiders (1983–1993) Philadelphia Eagles (1994) Oakland Raiders (1997)	109.5	None
21	LB	Pat Swilling	New Orleans Saints (1986–1992) Detroit Lions (1993–1994) Oakland Raiders (1995–1998)	107.5	None
	DE	Dwight Freeney	Indianapolis Colts (2002–present)	107.5	Not applicable
23	DE	Trace Armstrong	Chicago Bears (1989–1994) Miami Dolphins (1995–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2003)	106	None
24	DE	Neil Smith	Kansas City Chiefs (1987–1996) Denver Broncos (1997–1999) San Diego Chargers (2000)	104.5	None
	DE	Kevin Carter	St. Louis Rams (1995–2000) Tennessee Titans (2001–2004) Miami Dolphins (2005–2006) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007–2008)	104.5	Not applicable
26	DE	Jim Jeffcoat	Dallas Cowboys (1983–1994) Buffalo Bills (1995–1997)	102.5	None
27	LB	Charles Haley	San Francisco 49ers (1986–1991, 1998–1999) Dallas Cowboys (1992–1996)	100.5	None
	DE	William Fuller	Houston Oilers (1986–1993) Philadelphia Eagles (1994–1996) San Diego Chargers (1997–1998)	100.5	None
29	LB	Andre Tippett	New England Patriots (1982–1993)	100	2009

External links

• Pro-football-reference.com enumeration of career sack leaders